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A quick cat nap during the day won't fix the effects of a sleepless night, according to researchers. Academics at Michigan State University’s Sleep and Learning Lab looked at the effectiveness of shorter length naps on the cognitive impairment brought ...

Acclaimed auteur David Lynch is a coffee freak. He drinks up to 10 cups a day, down from a shake-inducing 20, and once said that "even bad coffee is better than no coffee at all". Well, researchers from the University ...

People who buck COVID-19 restrictions tend to be less intellectual, more extroverted and male. Many nations who have endured extended periods of pandemic lockdowns have also seen a section of the community purposefully break restrictions, notably in the UK and ...

If NSW reaches its target of 6 million Covid-19 vaccinations by the end of the month it will still be “a long way” from being safe from the virus, according to the Doherty Institute. Prime Minister Scott Morrison released the ...

Melbourne and Sydney have been named among the top 10 student cities to live in worldwide, according to the QS Best Student Cities Ranking.  The latest set of rankings sees Melbourne takes out 6th place, down from 3rd last year, ...

Last week saw the commencement of duties of our newest vice chancellor, with Mark Scott taking up the reins at the University of Sydney. He did so remotely of course, through a series of Zoom meetings, with colleagues, and maybe ...

People who have recovered from Covid-19 are more likely to score poorly on intelligence tests, according to new research. Brain scientists from Imperial College London have shared results of the Great British Intelligence Test. The online IQ test was completed by ...

How best to determine whether students understand the content they’ve been taught and can apply it when the need arises, is the million dollar question for administrators and educators around the country. Certainly, there are plenty of assessment formats at ...

A virus expert has said it’s wrong to prioritise vaccinating children against coronavirus before ensuring the world’s adult population is properly immunised. Monash University virologist Vinod Balasubramaniam said that because children are far less likely to fall seriously ill from Covid-19, they ...

New research has challenged the conventional wisdom that women must wait at least 24 months after giving birth to become pregnant again. Curtin University-led research found that the WHO recommendation that women wait two years, in order to reduce the ...